Health matters : a sociology of illness, prevention and care /
Health matters : a sociology of illness, prevention and care /
edited by Alan Petersen & Charles Waddell.
- Buckingham : Open University Press, 1998.
- xi, 370p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART 1 Sociology matters 1 Postmodernism and \'health\' - Nick J Fox 2 Inequalities in late-modern health care - Robin Bunton 3 Consumer reconstructions of medical knowledge in Australia - Stephanie D Short 4 Emotions, equity and health - Simon J Williams 5 Evolutionary medicine - James S Chisholm PART 2 Experience matters 6 Health matters in developing economies - Lenore Manderson 7 Ethnicity, health and health care in Britain - Waqar Ahmad & Lesley Jones 8 Children\'s images of health - Gillian Bendelow & Pat Pridmore 9 Health and the discourse of weight control - Deirdre Davies 10 Containing the body - Wendy Seymour 11 A good enough death? - Beverley McNamara PART 3 Care matters 12 Medicine and health care in popular media - Deborah Lupton 13 Trust and medical authority - Ann Daniel 14 Uncertainty in medical decision-making - Gillian Hatt 15 Looking after patients and doctors - Valerie A Clifford.
Focusing on inequalities in health and illness, healthcare and prevention, this work presents contemporary perspectives and empirical evidence in the sociology of health and the social relationships which shape health status.
9780335202614 (hbk.) : �50.00 9780335202607 (pbk.) : �16.99 9780335202607
Health--Social aspects
Social medicine.
Public health--Australia
Health risk assessment.
Social medicine--Australia
Right to health care--Australia
Health services accessibility--Australia
Public health & preventive medicine
Social welfare & social services
Social & ethical issues
Age groups: the elderly
Anthropology
Sociology, Medical.
Attitude to Health.
Health Services Accessibility--economics
Health Status.
Socioeconomic Factors.
RA418.H4 1998
306.461 PET
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART 1 Sociology matters 1 Postmodernism and \'health\' - Nick J Fox 2 Inequalities in late-modern health care - Robin Bunton 3 Consumer reconstructions of medical knowledge in Australia - Stephanie D Short 4 Emotions, equity and health - Simon J Williams 5 Evolutionary medicine - James S Chisholm PART 2 Experience matters 6 Health matters in developing economies - Lenore Manderson 7 Ethnicity, health and health care in Britain - Waqar Ahmad & Lesley Jones 8 Children\'s images of health - Gillian Bendelow & Pat Pridmore 9 Health and the discourse of weight control - Deirdre Davies 10 Containing the body - Wendy Seymour 11 A good enough death? - Beverley McNamara PART 3 Care matters 12 Medicine and health care in popular media - Deborah Lupton 13 Trust and medical authority - Ann Daniel 14 Uncertainty in medical decision-making - Gillian Hatt 15 Looking after patients and doctors - Valerie A Clifford.
Focusing on inequalities in health and illness, healthcare and prevention, this work presents contemporary perspectives and empirical evidence in the sociology of health and the social relationships which shape health status.
9780335202614 (hbk.) : �50.00 9780335202607 (pbk.) : �16.99 9780335202607
Health--Social aspects
Social medicine.
Public health--Australia
Health risk assessment.
Social medicine--Australia
Right to health care--Australia
Health services accessibility--Australia
Public health & preventive medicine
Social welfare & social services
Social & ethical issues
Age groups: the elderly
Anthropology
Sociology, Medical.
Attitude to Health.
Health Services Accessibility--economics
Health Status.
Socioeconomic Factors.
RA418.H4 1998
306.461 PET